Blaney was the 27th of 36 drivers to make a qualifying attempt. His speed of 175.160 mph was stout enough to hold off the efforts of Darrell Wallace (175.075), John Wes Townley, Brendan Gaughan and Joey Coulter, who will start second through fifth, respectively.

Kyle Busch, attempting to sweep truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup series events here this weekend, will start sixth. Blaney’s team owner, Brad Keselowski, will also compete in all three events and will start 12th.

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